With UCITS assets in excess of USD5.6trillion and 59 per cent of managers with AUM of USD1billion or more running a UCITS platform (according to a recent Preqin report), Societe Generale has
Research undertaken by HFMWeek suggests that dedicated UCITS platforms could potentially
Lendingblock, a securities lending exchange for digital assets, has partnered with digital assets custodian Vo1t to provide a cold storage capability for clients. Vo1t will support Lendingblock’s platform by offering a 24/7 global custody service that will ensure funds are
KNEIP, a Luxembourg-based fund industry specialist, is launching a new digital service platform to the London market, allowing more transparency as well as greater efficiency in the funds industry. The new single layered platform manages the entire fund lifecycle from
London-based Merchant Capital, an independent Dublin-domiciled UCITS umbrella structure and part of the Merchant House Gr
Kenmar Group, a global alternative investment firm headquartered in Rye Brook, New York, has
Liontrust Asset Management is hiring Ross Hollyman’s team of three investment managers – Nikki Martin, Rob Cornish and Tom Ayres – from GAM in October 2009. This follows the announcement on 22 June 2009 that Hollyman (pictured) will move from
Lyxor Asset Management has hired Robert Picard as US head of managed account development. Picard is based in New York and reports to Lionel Erdely, chief executive of Lyxor US. Prior to joining Lyxor, Picard was senior adviser to Navigant
The London Metal Exchange will launch new reference prices for copper, aluminium and zinc markets on 24 January 2011, based on trading activity on the exchange during the Asian time zone. The new Asian benchmark prices, a set of three
Refinitiv has signed an agreement with Nordic investment management firm E Öhman J:or Fonder (Öhman) to deliver an end-to-end workflow solution for its investment management business. The agreement will cover the entire pre- to post-trade workflow, and allows Öhman to
